![]() It is more than a mere elementary treatise. Excerpt from The Visible Church, Her Government, Ceremonies, Sacramentals, Festivals and Devotions: A Compendium of "the Externals the Catholic Church" It is a re-arrangement of The Externals of the Catholic Church, by the same author. ![]() Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. ![]() Each page is checked manually before printing. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. NO changes have been made to the original text. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This work commences with the creation and goes up to the time of publication towards the end of the nineteenth century. It will be seen that, in order to complete the history of the New Testament, a short account of the labors and death of the several apostles has been added to the Scriptural narrative, so as to bring out more fully and more clearly the connection between ancient Sacred History, as contained in the Bible, and modern Sacred History, which is that of the Church, commonly called Ecclesiastical History. The Catechism now offered has been carefully compiled from authentic sources, and has been made as complete a compendium of Sacred History, and in as simple a form, as could well be effected. There were, it is true, other Catechisms of Sacred History in use in our schools, but none of them answered cxactly the purpose for which this was intended, some being too large, and too elaborate for junior classes, whilst others had the answers entirely too long, so as to fatigue the memory of the young learner. THE CATECHISM OF SACRED HISTORY now presented to the Catholic public will be found, it is hoped, a useful little book for the lower classes in Catholic schools. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Catechetical leaders in high schools, colleges and parishes will appreciate its versatility as a reference book, discussion starter, or core resource. It has a section on common prayers and doctrinal formulas, and a question-and-answer format to initiate dialogue with the faithful while reinforcing the Church' s mission. This 200-page volume offers a quick synopsis of the essentials of the faith as promulgated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. As hunger for the faith continues to grow, Pope Benedict XVI gives the Catholic Church the 'food' it seeks with 598 questions and answers in the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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